Advent 5431 reviews: 15.4" Laptop computer

Advent 5431 reviews: 15.4" Laptop computer reviews

This laptop is a good all rounder.

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8.5 out of 10 based on 214 reviews.

Advent 5431 with Intel Core 2 Duo T3200 2 GHz Dual Core Processor, 1GB of Memory and 120GB Storage on Windows Vista Home Premium. DVD drive See full product description

Battery life	6.9
Design	8.3
Size and weight	8.1
Performance	8.4
Value for money	9.1
Overall rating	8.5

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ehsanoor, manchester

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: simply fantastic
Bad points:: nothing going wrong yet

Battery life	10.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 23 Jun 2009

John, Dordogne,France

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Lightweight, great spec, Wifi enabled.
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Battery life	8.0
Design	9.0
Size and weight	9.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 17 Jun 2009

somchai, wallington

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: good value
Bad points:: Battery emty so fast

Battery life	8.0
Design	9.0
Size and weight	8.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 17 Jun 2009

Confirmed purchaser General home user

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: The keys feel really nice to type, the screen size and clarity is good. It has everything i could want, overall i'm very happy with it.
Bad points:: Can't think of any!

Battery life	7.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	7.0
Performance	8.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 17 Jun 2009

Andrew, Hebburn Business user

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Size and weight are good selling points. Keyboard layout is also good with a nice feel to the keys.
Bad points:: As with most laptops, the battery life is not great but it depends what you use it for.

Battery life	7.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	9.0
Performance	8.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 15 Oct 2009

brian, stafford

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: bought this for our son, for the price, we were expecting it to have some knocks and scrapes but it arrived as new, perfect. nice and easy to get up and going, with vista premium. very good battery life, wireless and connectivity options, even with hdmi output
would highly recommend to anyone looking for a budget good spec laptop
Bad points:: none,
cannot get our son off it, thank heavens for vistas parental controlls

Battery life	10.0
Design	9.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 13 Jun 2009

Peter, London,Southall General home user

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: all in all advent is cool,love the design the only problem is them battery doesnt last that longer
Bad points:: Batt

Battery life	9.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 01 Mar 2009

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	15.4
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Operating system	Windows Vista Home Premium
Software on which the device runs
RAM (Gigabytes)	1

Number of cores	Dual
Computer processors are made up of 1 or more cores. Having multiple cores allows the computer to run two or more processes at once, improving multi-tasking and speeding things up.
Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	120
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	1280 x 720 (WXGA)
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Processor brand	Intel
There are 2 main manufacturers of computer processors. They are Intel and AMD.
Processor series	Core 2 Duo
This is the processor model range. Different types of processor have different types of functionality. For example Centrino processors are specifically designed to increase battery life in laptops.
Processor number	T3200
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Processor speed (Gigahertz)	2
The processor is the driving force of your personal computer. The higher the number in Gigahertz or Ghz the faster your computer will run. Don’t forget that other factors such as the number of cores will have an effect on speed.
Number of USB ports	3

Connections	Wireless

Built-in disc drive	DVD drive
Built-in disc drives can be used to copy data, music, documents or films from your laptop, netbook or desktop computer, onto a blank DVD. DVD writers can also copy info onto blank CDs but CDs have a lower storage capacity. Normal DVD discs can store up to 4.7GB of info. DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disc.
Built-in disc drive	CD-ROM drive
Built-in disc drives can be used to copy data, music, documents or films from your laptop, netbook or desktop computer, onto a blank DVD. DVD writers can also copy info onto blank CDs but CDs have a lower storage capacity. Normal DVD discs can store up to 4.7GB of info. DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disc.
Weight (kg)	2.9

Graphics card brand	Intel
Graphics cards in desktop computers and graphics chips in laptops are manufactured by 3 main companies: Intel, ATI and nVidia. If you want to play modern games aim for an ATI or nVidia card or chip. Intel cards and chips work perfectly for general laptop use, video playback and older computer games.
Type of hard drive	Hard Disk Drive

Remote control	No
Aspect ratio	16:10
Width in cm	35.8

Depth in cm	25.5

Release date	2008-11-12
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

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Manufacturer's Description

The Advent 5431 laptop is a perfect stylish addition to your home or office. Its features include a massive 120GB Hard Drive and useful DVD re-writer.

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